Full Title: Cervical Cancer, Vaccine Equity, and Global Solidarity: Fighting for the Health of Women and Girls Speakers: Jeff D’Souza (Ph.D.) Investigator, Institute for Better Health, Instructor, McMaster University Continuing Education Abstract: Cervical cancer is preventable, yet more than 340,000 women die each year. Approximately 90% of these deaths take place in low and middle-income […]
Full Title: How Informed is Informed Refusal? Speakers: Nathan Robert Howard (PhD), Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Scarborough Eric Mathison (PhD), Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Scarborough Abstract: Valid consent in medical practice requires that the patient is relevantly informed. The degree and kind of information required by valid consent are both disputed, but it […]
Full Title: Me, myself and A.I.: How interacting with Artificial Intelligence affects employees’ expectations of, and attitudes towards, the role of A.I. Speakers: Meena Andiappan, Ph.D. (she/her) Assistant Professor of Management & Organization Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation Faculty Affiliate, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society Faculty Affiliate, Joint Center for Bioethics […]
Full Title: Whither Bioethics? Hope, Fear, and the Prospect of a Sustainable Future for All Speakers: Jennifer L. Gibson, PhD Sun Life Financial Chair in Bioethics and Director, Joint Centre for Bioethics; Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto Abstract: The 21st century has ushered in […]
Full Title: Ought People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (PWIDD) be allowed to die in Community-Based Group Homes, without CPR? Speaker: Mahoganie Hines MHSc (Bioethics), BScN (Hons.), RN, CHPCN(c) University of Toronto Abstract This session will address the complexities of legislation that exist within congregate care facilities, ei. Community-based group homes, and ethical tensions ensue […]
This lecture is co-presented by UHN Bioethics and the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB), and is part of the JCB Bioethics Seminar Series. Title: Cancer and Severe Mental Illness: Navigating the Syndemic Challenges Abstract: Cancer is the leading cause of death in Ontario. Despite technological, pharmacological, surgical and biomedical advances in cancer […]
Full Title: Attitudes towards disease model explanations of chronic pain among adults without chronic pain: Ethical implications for stigma Speaker: Daniel Z. Buchman, PhD, RSW Bioethicist and Scientist - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Associate Professor - Dalla Lana School of Public Health Joint Center for Bioethics University of Toronto Brooke Magel Research Analyst […]
This event is part of the Lecture Series on Ethics and Governance of AI for Health organized by the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics in partnership with The Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (WIHV) and AMS Healthcare. Full Title: Ethics, Uncertainty, and Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Abstract: Uncertainty is […]
Full Title: Can Legal Theory Save the Life of Healthcare Ethics? A chat about the practice of practising healthcare ethicists Speaker: Dr. Ann M. Heesters, MA, PhD (Phil.) Senior Director, Department of Clinical and Organizational Ethics, UHN Education Investigator 2, TIER (The Institute for Education Research) Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health Member, […]
Full Title: What Should We Do with Coerced People? Speaker: Eric Mathison (PhD) Assistant Professor University of Toronto Scarborough Abstract What should happen if a patient with full decision-making capacity is coerced? It’s widely accepted that voluntariness is required for informed consent, and voluntariness is thwarted when a patient is coerced. In this talk, I […]